Sistemas de informação, cadeias de suprimentos e recursos humanos: efeitos no desempenho ambiental e financeiro de empresas localizadas no Brasil
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2018-12-17
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Fiorini, Paula de Camargo
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Esta pesquisa investiga as capacidades de gestão verde das cadeias de suprimentos, a partir dos fundamentos da visão baseada em recursos (resource-based view). De acordo com tal teoria, a competitividade das organizações é baseada em seus recursos internos, que são capazes de fortalecer suas capacidades. Logo, entende-se que determinados recursos da empresa, tais como os sistemas de informação e os fatores humanos, são fundamentais para desenvolver uma gestão sustentável das cadeias de suprimentos. Nesse contexto, esta pesquisa analisa a relação entre sistemas de informação, recursos humanos e cadeias de suprimentos verdes, e o seu efeito no desempenho ambiental e financeiro das empresas. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, a metodologia deste trabalho se baseou em uma pesquisa survey com 211 empresas localizadas no Brasil e na análise dos dados por meio da modelagem de equações estruturais. Destacam-se como principais descobertas: (a) a existência de uma relação direta e positiva entre sistemas de informação e gestão de cadeia de suprimento verde; (b) a gestão de cadeia de suprimento verde exerce influência direta e positiva no desempenho das organizações; (c) os sistemas de informação influenciam de forma indireta e positiva o desempenho ambiental e financeiro das empresas; (d) os recursos humanos são mediadores parciais na relação entre sistemas de informação e cadeias de suprimentos verdes; (e) o efeito da relação entre sistemas de informação, recursos humanos e cadeias de suprimentos no desempenho ambiental e financeiro é significante e positivo; (f) a certificação ambiental não se apresentou como um parâmetro diferenciador nos resultados da pesquisa. Diante disso, este estudo lança luzes sobre a importância dos recursos tecnológicos e humanos no auxílio às capacidades de gestão de cadeia de suprimento verde, disseminando melhores práticas para as empresas que buscam progressos em termos de desempenho sustentável. Assim, a originalidade deste estudo reside em reunir e trazer evidências acerca do relacionamento entre conceitos antes não explorados em conjunto.
This research explores the capabilities of green supply chain management underpinned on the foundations of the resource-based view. According to this theory, the competitiveness of organizations is based on their internal resources, which are able to strengthen the capabilities of the company. Therefore, it is understood that certain firm resources, such as information systems and human factors, are fundamental to developing green supply chains. In this context, this research aims to analyze the relationship between information systems, human resources and green supply chains, and the effect of this relation on the environmental and financial performance of companies. To reach the proposed objective, the methodology of this work was based on a survey with 211 companies located in Brazil and on the analysis of the data employing the structural equation modeling technique. The main findings are: (a) there is a direct and positive relationship between information systems and green supply chain management; (b) green supply chain management has a direct and positive influence on the performance of organizations; (c) information systems indirectly and positively influence the environmental and financial performance of companies; (d) human resources partially mediate the relationship between information systems and green supply chains; (e) the effect of the relationship between information systems, human resources and supply chains on environmental and financial performance is significant and positive; (f) environmental certification was not a distinctive parameter in the research results. Thereby, this study sheds light on the importance of technological and human resources in assisting green supply chain management capabilities and disseminates best practices for companies pursuing a better sustainable performance. It is noteworthy, therefore, that the originality of this study lies in connecting and bring evidence about a previously unexplored relationship between current concepts
This research explores the capabilities of green supply chain management underpinned on the foundations of the resource-based view. According to this theory, the competitiveness of organizations is based on their internal resources, which are able to strengthen the capabilities of the company. Therefore, it is understood that certain firm resources, such as information systems and human factors, are fundamental to developing green supply chains. In this context, this research aims to analyze the relationship between information systems, human resources and green supply chains, and the effect of this relation on the environmental and financial performance of companies. To reach the proposed objective, the methodology of this work was based on a survey with 211 companies located in Brazil and on the analysis of the data employing the structural equation modeling technique. The main findings are: (a) there is a direct and positive relationship between information systems and green supply chain management; (b) green supply chain management has a direct and positive influence on the performance of organizations; (c) information systems indirectly and positively influence the environmental and financial performance of companies; (d) human resources partially mediate the relationship between information systems and green supply chains; (e) the effect of the relationship between information systems, human resources and supply chains on environmental and financial performance is significant and positive; (f) environmental certification was not a distinctive parameter in the research results. Thereby, this study sheds light on the importance of technological and human resources in assisting green supply chain management capabilities and disseminates best practices for companies pursuing a better sustainable performance. It is noteworthy, therefore, that the originality of this study lies in connecting and bring evidence about a previously unexplored relationship between current concepts
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Gestão verde de recursos humanos, Sistema de informação verde, Gestão de cadeia de suprimento verde, Sustentabilidade, Desempenho, Green human resource management, Green information systems, Green supply chain management., Sustainability, Performance